So we talk about "Unpolished"???

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by Beaumont Miller II

I am a firm believer in the idea that Rolex watches were sold to the public from the AD with asymmetric crown guards and/or lugs. Whether this asymmetry is a result of a polish at the factory or the AD is up for debate. I think it helps to understand that in the case of the Submariner, the watch was built for one purpose. Their in lies the tool watch concept. The idea that people 40 or 50 years later would measure lug thickness, crown guard asymmetry, and discuss dial variations while viewing images taken with a macro lens was not something they probably envisioned. It just makes the hobby that much more interesting.

Well said

On my 1680 one of my lugs is very thin compared to the others, as well as the crown guards.
I was wondering all of this myself. Glad to know it probably came from the factory like this